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1948 results for: Keyword - H. B. Wright
We found 1275 matches on Performance Comments, 376 matches on Author, 272 matches on Event Comments, 211 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1226
26 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Bacchanal-Beard; Elder Brother-Ryan; Younger Brother-Cashell; 1st Spirit-Havard; 2nd Spirit-Ridout; Euphrosyne-Miss Younge; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; Attendant Spirits of Comus-Leveridge, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Wright; Dances proper to the masque-Villeneuve, Picq, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Attendant Spirits of Comus Actor: Leveridge, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1227
28 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Death Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Delane; Antony-Barry; Cassius-Sparks; Octavius-Blakes; Caska-Berry; Caesar-Mills; Calphurnia-Mrs Bennet; Portia-Mrs Furnival; Decius-Bridges; Trebonius-Winstone; Cimber-Usher; Messala-Bransby; Ligarius-Taswell; Cinna-Marr; Servant to Antony-Ray; Lucillius-Leigh; Pindarus-Raftor; Publius-Wright; Citizens-Neale, Yates, Collins, Barrington.
Cast
Role: Publius Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: IV: The Blithest Bird-Sullivan

Dance: II: Muilment; V: The Mechels

1228
18 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Trappanti-Macklin; Don Manuel-Yates 1st time; Phillip-Sparks; Octavio-Havard; Soto-Neale; Diego-Shuter; Hypolita-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Mrs Woffington 1st time; Viletta-Mrs Clive; Rosara-Mrs Mills; Corrigidore-Winstone; Alguazile-Bransby; Don Luis-Usher; Stephano-Wright.
Cast
Role: Stephano Actor: Wright.

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

1229
17 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Yates; Don Philip-Sparks; Octavio-Havard; Diego-Ray; Soto-Neale; Trappanti-Woodward; Corrigidore-Winstone; Alguazile-Bransby; Lewis-Usher; Stephano-Wright; Flora-Mrs Green; Rosara-Mrs Mills; Viletta-Mrs Clive; Hippolita-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Stephano Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Music: I: Concerto on Flute-a Child five years of age (1st time of his appearing on any stage); III: Another piece of music-the Child

1230
29 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Lee; Benvolio-Usher; Tybalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Champness; Gregory-Taswell; Sampson-James; Balthasar-Bransby; Abraham-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Page-Mas Cross; Guards-Raftor, Gray, Ray; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; with a new dance proper to the play-Cooke, Miss Janneton Auretti.
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Wright

1231
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Descent Of The Heathen Gods, With The loves Of Jupiter And Alcmena; Or, Cuckoldom No Scandal

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Oates; Amphitryon-Furnival; Mercury-Marr; Tranio-Wright; Polydas-Peters; Gormandize Simple the Hungarian Footman-Yates; Alcmena-Mrs Butler; Bromia-Mrs Brown; Dorothy Squeezepurse the wanton Chambermaid-Miss Hippisley; Judge Puzzlecause-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Tranio Actor: Wright

Dance: TThe Drowsy Cobler-M L'Armand, Mad L'Armand lately arriv'd from Paris; Tit for Tat or the Kiss Return'd-Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, M L'Armand, Mme L'Armand; An extraordinary Band of Musick [provided from the Opera and both the Theatres [six instruments named]

1232
12 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; King-Sparks; Banquo-Delane; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Seyward-Bransby; Lenox-Ridout; Seyton-Gibson; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2nd Murderer-Marten; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the Original Music-; The Vocal parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Wilder, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright; With Dances- and Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: The Vocal parts Actor: Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Wilder, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright

1233
23 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Leveridge; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Wilder; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Waltz, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Oates; Hussar-Bencraft; Hussar's servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-LaLauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-; Andromeda-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

1234
20 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Palmer; Smith-Bridges; Parts-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; with an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes new@rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates

Dance: II: The Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; V: The Wooden Shoe Dance, as17491219

1235
27 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Ryan; Younger Brother-Ridout; 1st Spirit-Sparks; 2nd Spirit-Anderson; Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Sabrina-Miss Falkner; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Attendant spirits of Comus-Leveridge, Baker, Wilder, Roberts, Mrs Wright; With Dances proper to the Masque-.
Cast
Role: Attendant spirits of Comus Actor: Leveridge, Baker, Wilder, Roberts, Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold; or, The Taming of a Shrew

1236
07 September 1750 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, The Fo Bit

Performance Comment: Lord Lace-Wright; Stocks-Middleton; Lovemore-Atkinson; Whisk-Slater; Mrs Stocks-Mrs Williamsson; Jenny-Miss Tomkins; Lady Lace-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Lord Lace Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin; or, 'Squire in the Suds

Song: Phillips, Miss Agnetta

Dance: Phillips, Miss Agnetta

1237
28 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick, 1st time; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Tibalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Paddick; Gregory-W. Vaughan; Sampson-James; Balthazar-Ackman; Abram-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Officer-Raftor; Page-Master Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Miss Bellamy[, 1st time of appearing on that stage. [The 1750 ed. adds Montague-$Burton.]
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Wright

1238
29 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Waltz; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-.
Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

1239
08 November 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Seyward-Bransby; Lennox-Ridout; Seyton-Usher; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2nd Murderer-Marten; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the Original Music-; the Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright; With the Dances-, Decorations incident to the Play.
Cast
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: As17500926

1240
15 January 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17501108, but Vocal Parts-Mrs Vincent, Mrs _Wright.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Vincent, Mrs _Wright.
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1241
02 April 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17610305 but Miss Wright_.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Wright

Song: By particular Desire aMimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

1242
23 October 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry VIII

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17611022, but Fairy-Miss Wright; Other characters-Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Wright

1243
11 December 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hecuba

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Edgar-O'Brien; Florimond-King; Grotilla-Miss Rogers; Elfina-Master Kennedy; Singing Fairy-Miss Wright; Emmeline-Mrs Yates. [See17610925] .See17610925] .
Cast
Role: Singing Fairy Actor: Miss Wright

1244
21 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: End II, A New Occasional Interlude. Hymen-Vernon; Cupid-Miss Wright; Venus-Miss Young. [See note 20 Jan.]See note 20 Jan.]
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Wright

1245
29 February 1764 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Beard, Tenducci, Champnes, Miss Brent, Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Champnes, Miss Brent, Miss Wright.

Music: FFirst violin, Concerto-Giardini; Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent

1246
05 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Cremonini & Managers. Miss Wright being very ill Mr Vernon made an Apology & her part in the opera was cut out (Hopkins). Opera for the last time this season. Receipts: #140 4s. (MacMillan); charges: #76 12s. [Profit to Sga Cremonini: #63 12s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers-Lauchery, Miss Baker; II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640319

1247
22 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Characters-Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Castle; Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth, Miss Wright; To Conclude with a Fairy Dance-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others. [See17640215.]See17640215.]
Cast
Role: Fairies Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth, Miss Wright

1248
02 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Miss Slack, Miss Young, Mrs Clive, Miss Wright; Act I, of the Entertainment, a Dance call'd the Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Miss Slack, Miss Young, Mrs Clive, Miss Wright

1249
08 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Vernon; Daphne-Miss Wright; Mindora-Miss Young (Genest, V, 87); Dances incident to the piece-Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi; Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright

1250
16 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion in Three Parts

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Others-Yates, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Vaughan, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Marr, Mrs Bennet, Miss Matthews, Miss Wright, Miss Pope; The Dances-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Vaughan, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Marr, Mrs Bennet, Miss Matthews, Miss Wright, Miss Pope